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    Clearing Foul Hawse

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    The document provides instructions for clearing a fouled anchor or hawse in three situations: 1) When the anchor is fouled by an underwater obstruction, the vessel moves ahead slowly while veering cable to try and break it free. If unsuccessful, an anchor buoy may be deployed to mark its location. 2) When the anchor is fouled with wire or cable, fiber ropes are used to lift and secure the obstruction while walking the anchor back into the hawse pipe. 3) When the hawse is fouled, wires and lashings are used to separate the cables and remove turns above water during slack tide, allowing the sleeping cable to be rejoined.

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    Clearing Foul Hawse

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    The document provides instructions for clearing a fouled anchor or hawse in three situations: 1) When the anchor is fouled by an underwater obstruction, the vessel moves ahead slowly while veering cable to try and break it free. If unsuccessful, an anchor buoy may be deployed to mark its location. 2) When the anchor is fouled with wire or cable, fiber ropes are used to lift and secure the obstruction while walking the anchor back into the hawse pipe. 3) When the hawse is fouled, wires and lashings are used to separate the cables and remove turns above water during slack tide, allowing the sleeping cable to be rejoined.

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    The document provides instructions for clearing a fouled anchor or hawse in three situations: 1) When the anchor is fouled by an underwater obstruction, the vessel moves ahead slowly while veering cable to try and break it free. If unsuccessful, an anchor buoy may be deployed to mark its location. 2) When the anchor is fouled with wire or cable, fiber ropes are used to lift and secure the obstruction while walking the anchor back into the hawse pipe. 3) When the hawse is fouled, wires and lashings are used to separate the cables and remove turns above water during slack tide, allowing the sleeping cable to be rejoined.

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    Clearing Foul Hawse

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    Ajay Singh
    The document provides instructions for clearing a fouled anchor or hawse in three situations: 1) When the anchor is fouled by an underwater obstruction, the vessel moves ahead slowly while veering cable to try and break it free. If unsuccessful, an anchor buoy may be deployed to mark its location. 2) When the anchor is fouled with wire or cable, fiber ropes are used to lift and secure the obstruction while walking the anchor back into the hawse pipe. 3) When the hawse is fouled, wires and lashings are used to separate the cables and remove turns above water during slack tide, allowing the sleeping cable to be rejoined.

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    CLEARING FOUL HAWSE:

    FOUL ANCHOR.
    a) ANCHOR FOULED BY UNDER WATER OBSTRUCTION.
    VESSEL IS MOVED AHEAD UNDER ENGINES, VEERING CABLES UNTIL IT GROWS
    WELL ASTERN.
    WHEN THE VESSEL IS BROUGHT UPTO WITH THE CABLE GROWING ASTERN, AND
    THE CABLE IS TAUT, THEN WORK THE ENGINES AHEAD SLOWLY AND SEE IF THE
    CABLE BREAKS OUT SLOWLY.
    IN CASE IT DOESNOT BREAK OUT THEN STEER THE VESSEL SLOWLY IN AN ARC
    TOWARDS THE ANCHOR AND TRY TO ROTATE THE ANCHOR AND BREAK IT OUT
    BY CONSTANT MOVEMENT.
    IF STILL UNSUCCESSFUL THEN TRY THE ABOVE PROCEDURES USING ASTERN
    MOVEMENTS.
    IF STILL NOT SUCCESSFUL THEN RIG UP AN ANCHOR BUOY AND SLIP CABLE FOR
    LATER RECOVERY.
    b) ANCHOR FOULED WITH WIRE CABLE ETC.
    ANCHOR AND FOULING TO BE HOVE WELL UP INTO THE HAWSE PIPE.
    USE A FIBER ROPE AND PASS IT ROUND THE OBSTRUCTION AND HEAVE BOTH
    ENDS TAUT AND MAKE FAST ON THE FORECASTLE DECK NEAR MAXIMUM
    FLARE.
    WALK BACK ANCHOR CLEARS OF OBSTRUCTION.
    HEAVE THE ANCHOR INTO THE HAWSE PIPE.
    THE OBSTRUCTION WHICH IS NOW CLEAR OF THE ANCHOR CAN BE RELEASED
    BY SLIPPING THE FIBER ROPE.
    c) FOUL HAWSE:
    GEAR NECESSARY FOR THIS OPERATION SHOUD BE MADE READY FOR SLACK
    WATER.
    IT WILL INCLUDE ATLEAST THREE 20 / 25 mm WIRES, LASHING WIRES OR ROPES,
    BOATSWAINS CHAIR AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR BREAKING A CABLE TO A
    NEW STREAM THUS GIVING ABOUT 6 HOURS OF FREEDOM.
    THE HAWSE IS CLEAR BY UNSHACKLING THE SLEEPING CABLE AND PASSING
    THE END ROUND THE RIDING CABLE.

    PROCEDURE:
    1) HEAVE ON BOTH CABLES TO BRING THE FOUL TURNS ABOVE WATER AND LASH
    BOTH CABLES TOGETHER BELOW THE TURNS WITH A NATURAL FIBRE LASHING.
    2) THIS LASHING WILL PREVENT THE TURNS FROM WORKING THEMSELVES
    FURTHER DOWN THE CABLES.
    3) PASS A WIRE PREVENTER (25mm WIRE) AROUND THE SLEEPING CABLE DOWN
    FROM THE TURNS THIS WILL REDUCE THE WEIGHT ON THE TURNS AND SERVE TO
    SECURE THE SLEEPING CABLE SHOULD THE END BE LOST.
    4) WALK BACK ON THE SLEEPING CABLE TO BRING THE NEXT JOINING SHACKLE
    CONVIENENTLY FORWARD OF THE WINDLASS.
    5) RIG A TEMPORARY EASING WIRE (25mm WIRE) AT A POINT FORWARD OF THE
    JOINING SHACKLE SO THAT IT CAN TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE SLEEPING CABLE
    WHEN THE JOINING SHACKLE IS BROKEN.
    6) RUN A WIRE ROPE MESSANGER (25mm WIRE) FROM THE WINDLASS DRUM TO
    OUTSIDE. TAKE HALF A TURN ABOUT THE RIDING CABLE IN THE DIRECTION
    OPPOSITE TO THE FOUL TURNS IN THE CABLE WITH THIS MESSANGER.
    7) PASS THE END OF THE MESSANGER UP THROUGH THE HAWSE PIPE OF THE
    SLEEPING CABLE AND SECURE IT TO THE END OF THE SLEEPING CABLE.
    8) HEAVE AWAY ON THE MESSANGER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EASE AWAY ON THE
    EASING WIRE, HEAVING THE END OF THE SLEEPING CABLE UP TOWARDS THE
    FAIRLEAD THUS REMOVING A HALF TURN FROM THE FOULED CABLES.
    9) FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE REMAINING TURNS.
    10) WHEN WE GET A CLEAR HAWSE, HAUL IN THE END OF THE SLEEPING CABLE
    AND REJOIN IT.
    11) THE PREVENTER WIRE SHOULD BE SLIPPED AND CLEARED, LASHING SHOULD
    BE CUT OR BURNT AWAY. HEAVE AWAY ON BOTH CABLES PICKING UP ON ANY
    SLACK.

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